Mr PASIN (Barker) (10:20): I rise to speak about two geographically linked environmental needs in the iconic Lower Lakes and Coorong. Having an interconnector between Lake Albert and the Coorong is something that has been explored and discussed for a very long time. This is because the connection between the neighbouring larger lake, Lake Alexandrina, … Continue reading Interconnector & Fur Seals
I am grateful to the three mayors within the community, the community generally and members of the Health Advisory Council, who have all worked collaboratively with me to make the case for these licences. I had a lady on the phone to me who pointed out the inequity. Her sister was required to undergo an … Continue reading MRI Licence
In addition to the other work that I have been doing in this place, I have been running a campaign to deliver an MRI licence to the Riverland in my electorate of Barker. For those who don’t know, the Riverland is situated, obviously, on the River Murray, but, importantly, it is some 250 kilometres from … Continue reading Riverland – MRI licence
Mr Deputy Speaker Llew O’Brien, I, like you, spend a lot of time listening to constituents and, overwhelmingly, the same topics come up again and again and again. One of those topics for those of us who represent rural, regional and remote Australians is the need for better mobile telecommunications—or, more to the point, the … Continue reading Mobile Phone Black Spot Program
Mr PASIN (Barker) (18:40): As this, the 45th Parliament, draws to an end, I thought I’d take this opportunity to update the House and, in particular, my constituency on some of the projects I am seeking to deliver. Murray Bridge is one of the largest centres in my electorate of Barker and it is known … Continue reading Murray Bridge
Mr PASIN (Barker) (18:40): As this, the 45th Parliament, draws to an end, I thought I’d take this opportunity to update the House and, in particular, my constituency on some of the projects I am seeking to deliver. The Coonawarra would be known to many in this place for its great wine, but it is … Continue reading Coonawarra
Mr PASIN (Barker) (18:40): As this, the 45th Parliament, draws to an end, I thought I’d take this opportunity to update the House and, in particular, my constituency on some of the projects I am seeking to deliver. The Barossa Village is a not-for-profit community owned organisation which provides aged-care services to those within the … Continue reading Barossa Valley
There are brave individuals in the other place; Senator Williams, in particular, is the first person I saw call on this. At the time I thought we had a well-regulated banking sector, which had coasted us through the global financial crisis, and I was using that as evidence of how resilient the Australian banking system … Continue reading Australian Banking System
We’re committed to ensuring that public officials who make public interest disclosures are supported and protected from adverse consequences, and ensuring that public interest disclosures by public officials are properly investigated and dealt with—and that they are reported in the first place. This is about ensuring that whistleblowers are provided with the requisite level of … Continue reading Protection for Whistleblowers
